Ylva Spånberger Weitz

I completed my PhD in social work in 2011 and became an associate professor in social work at Södertörn University in 2024. My main research areas concern child welfare services and school social work. In my research, I focus primarily on the experiences and meaning-making of children and young people in relation to school, family and child welfare services, including their opportunities for participation in relation to these contexts. I work primarily with qualitative methods and have a particular interest in narrative analysis and participatory approaches.

Since April 2024, I am leading the FORTE-funded research project “Children's help-seeking in relation to adverse childhood experiences ”. In this project, we analyse the preconditions for children’s help-seeking from different perspectives, with a particular focus on young people’s own experiences in this area. In collaboration with social services, we are also exploring how findings from this research can be put to practical use to strengthen children's opportunities for help and support.

For more information about my current research projects and publications, please visit my profile at Researchgate. External link, opens in new window.